1850 G$10 Dubosq & Co. K-2

Coin / United States of America / 1850 / San Francisco / Dubosq & Company / G$10

Prior to the 1980s, there were only six known Dubosq $10s -- two of which were impounded (one in the Smithsonian Institution, and the other in the collection of the Bank of California). In the mid-1980s, a pair were dug up in California, and another example was discovered in the wreckage of the S.S. Central America. Around 2010, a holed example was discovered in a box of California tokens. Today, the finest strictly original Dubosq $10 is a choice VF.

coinage-type Pioneer & Territorial Gold
desg MS
designer James B. Longacre
edge Reeded
material Gold
mintage 2 known
ngc-id 5SJR
obverse-description Liberty Head with DUBOSQ & Co. on diadem, 1850, 13 stars around
pcgs-link 10176
pcgs-number 10176
reverse-description Federal eagle S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. FIVE D.
variety Dubosq & Co.
variety-2 K-1
year-display 1850